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ΚΑΛΟ ΠΑΣΧΑ, GOOD EASTER
An old postcard from my father-in- law’s collection

Daffodils are mentioned in many issues of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
I chose to read
From the President:
THE FOUR SEASONS
by Alisdair Aird

THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 83, January 2016
 

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ENGLISH WATERSIDE BIRDS
A postcard designed by Mildred Eldridge 1909 - 1991
Depicting

Reed Buntings
Kingfisher
Wagtail
Dipper
Spink

The Kingfisher is described at length in HALCYON DAYS by Cali Doxiadis
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 48, April 2007

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A postcard from the island of Chios depicting the Masticha bush, Pistacia lentiscus

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Sissinghurst

A postcard sent to me in 2018 depicting the Spring Garden or Lime walk which ‘was Harold Nicolson’s domaine’

Sissinghurst is mentioned several times in
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN usually as an example of garden design to be admired and followed

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A postcard depicting a tree breeding station near Sabie, South Africa.

The postcard must be 50 to 60 years old but it seems that the town of Sabie in South Africa is still a forestry town 
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Wisteria

A postcard sent to me a while ago depicting a Wisteria covered cottage in the Lake District, U.K.

As you can imagine Wisteria is mentioned in many issues of
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN

I chose to read A MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN IN NORTH DEVON
 by Alasdair  Forbes
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 18 Autumn 1999

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WESTERHAM, 17th June 2023
A postcard sent to me via my daughter
The photographs are by Caz
Many thanks